T ARA L. P ARR T ECHNOLOGY I NTEGRATION, K-12 P ERKIOMEN V ALLEY S CHOOL D ISTRICT

O NLINE R ESOURCES Getting Information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. -Mitchell Kapor creator of Lotus 1-2-3

O NLINE R ESOURCES Online resources have opened limitless possibilities for interaction and communication Good The Good outweighs the “questionable;” Questionable” the “Questionable” can be controlled with knowledge!

How Do We Ensure The SAFETY of Our Kids??

EDUCATE Be in the KNOW… EDUCATE…Parents EDUCATE…School Staff EDUCATE…Students

Instill a sense of caution, not a sense of fear. P HILOSOPHY …

F OUR M AIN T HEMES

C URRICULUM - E LEMENTARY

C URRICULUM - S ECONDARY

M AIN T HEMES & T OPICS Safety & Security Online Password Security District Policies AUP Responsible Use Communication & Collaboration Wiki, Blog, Discussion Boards Online Collaboration Sites Social Network Sites Digital Citizenship “Good Decisions” Digital Footprint Copyright Technology Concepts Terms, themes, boundaries Safe Searching

S CHOOL R OLE PV’ S AUP AUP- Acceptable Use Policy Set of rules applied by owner/manager of a network, website, or large computer system that restrict the ways in which the network or system may be used. PVSD’s AUP: see policy 815 Network/Internet Recently revised in 2010

data trace or trail left by someone's activity in a digital environment Nothing is ever REALLY gone… D IGITAL F OOTPRINT D IGITAL F OOTPRINT

S CHOOL R OLE PA S CHOOL C ODE Signed in to law on by PA Governor Rendell Schools are now empowered by the changes in PA School Code to hold students accountable on- site for actions off-site… Allows for action in cases of online attacks including those created out-of-school & off school property.

S CHOOL R OLE PA S CHOOL C ODE School officials have the authority to impose discipline for harm caused by off-campus online speech when – and only when- that speech has, or a reasonable person would anticipate it will, do the following: Cause an impact at the school Is substantial (not mere annoyance) Interferes with the rights of a student or students’ safety and/or right to education Or is a “true threat”.

W HAT TO D O ?

Know “the Communication Generation” Social Networking Instant Message Cell/Phones/Text Message Blog Podcast/ Vodcast Wiki Gaming Communities G ET I NFORMED ! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!

C ELL P HONES Cell-phone texting has become the preferred channel of basic communication between teens and their friends Teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or more than 3,000 texts a month

N ET L INGO C LASSICS C LASSICS : IDK IDK: I Don’t Know LOL LOL: Laugh Out Loud POS POS: Parents Over Shoulder O THERS O THERS : A/S/L A/S/L: CD9 CD9: GNOC GNOC: LMRL LMRL: S2R S2R: Internet jargon, acronyms and text message shorthand O THERS O THERS : A/S/L A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location CD9 CD9: Code 9 GNOC GNOC: Get Naked on Camera LMRL LMRL: Let’s Meet in Real Life S2R S2R: Send to Receive (pictures)

‘L EET S PEAK an alternative alphabet

‘L EET S PEAK i<3u: Ih8u Ih8u: *$ *$: 4COL 4COL: 2G2BT 2G2BT: i<3u: i<3u: I love you Ih8u Ih8u: I hate you *$ *$: Starbucks 4COL 4COL: For crying out loud 2G2BT 2G2BT: Too good to be true Fear the Skills

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